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Semba Jallow-Rutherford was born in Zanzibar, East Africa, where she spent her early life. At the age of 12, Semba became a refugee when civil war erupted in her country. She moved to the United States where she completed her education. Semba has an impressive resume of accomplishments including being a Harvard University graduate, an attorney at one of New York’s top law firms, the CEO of a successful marketing firm, and an executive with a Fortune 500 company. Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief: Victoria Lampert Vice President: Mandy Whitaker Editor-at-Large: Jenny McGuire Designer & Front Cover Designer: Victoria Lampert Copy Editor: Celine Mazurkewich Webmaster & Social Media Manager: Alyssa Eisner Contributing Editors (alphabetical order) (begin with M) Name Title Email Countries Mandy Whitaker Vice President & Editor in Chief [email protected] US Mandy Whitaker is currently the Vice President and Editor in Chief of WritersDigest.com, where she oversees all content creation and operations for the editorial department
As an editor, she creates content that connects with readers across the globe through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram pages. She was previously the Senior Vice President of Publisher Development at Writer's Digest (www.writersdigest.com) where she oversaw the marketing team and helped launch new products for writers. As an author, her work has been featured in Writer's Digest magazines including "Write" and "Your Book." She has written numerous articles for publications including "Reader's Digest" and "Prevention".
She is currently working on her second novel, "Alone in Time," which is due to release in 2016 under HarperCollins Publishers (www.harpercollinschildrens). More than 35 years ago, Mandy co-founded Renaissance Books (rusbooks.com), one of the world's top independent bookstores. As an independent bookseller, she is dedicated to supporting writers who create content for professional markets with their own publishing houses or by self-publishing their books on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (amazon.com/dp/B00YH6QYSC).
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